Another Idea

 When deciding that I want performance in my video I have explored a wide range of different ideas, such as the use of several singers, the video shows two singers but the swaps in personality and bodies is a really good idea, I like the effect they have used by dividing the video into three. Since not only is it confusing for the audience to keep up but once you realize you notice the girl in the video swaps personality's throughout.

Idea for Video

Because I am using signs in my video, I did some research into similar video's that used the same sort of style, in this music video the signs show confessions from lots of different people relating to the lyrics in the song. But I am merely using signs to introduce the band and the song name and also for the ending of the video.

Idea for music video

The idea of using home video style video's in my music video I decided to research into similar video's and found Lana Del Rey's - Video Games which the video consists of a similar style to what I would like my music video to be like. The use of this style works with the song because of the pace and genre.

Student Music Video Analysis

I chose this video because the style of the song is similar to the genre of the song I have chosen for my music video.
During the video there is a variety of techniques used throughout where some are good, others not so good. For example the use of cctv where they appear to be breaking in for the beginning of the video works well because it works with the connotations of the genre, e.g. the song is grungy and gives the message of being rebellious and not listening to others.

The use of the clock at 0:24 works well because it connects to the lyrics in the song and the pann down to the boy waiting for someone also works with the lyrics. I then like the pan up again showing the clock over a time lapse suggesting that the boy was waiting for a long time. The camera shots used work well e.g. long shot of the boy to show himself and then the close up of his face to show his expression suggesting he is tired of waiting.

The actors wearing school uniform works again because of their unprofessional style to the song.

At 0:31 the introduction of "nora" is shown in the video, the use of zoom so the audience know who the focus in the video is on works well also. The lyrics "rocker with a nose ring" work with the shot because the girl appears to fit the conventions of the particular genre because of the makeup, hair and jewellry she is wearing.

At 0:36 the confusion of the singers facial expression works well with the lyrics because he says "i'm not quite sure what that means".

At 0:39 the green screen looks okay, obviously it works with the lyrics "the wind blows and the angels sing" but when the three girls blow a kiss it doesn't look good at all since they are all out of sync so I would have thought that who ever filmed the video would have retook the shot.

0:49 a shot of the girl with her fists raised and explosions, It works well in a strange way because of the lyrics "she's watching wrestling" because of the overly exaggerated things in wrestling.

0:50 "creaming' over tough guys" works well with the shot because someone punches another person and she gets excited about it so this also goes with the lyrics

0:52 "listening to rap metal" - the shot of her sitting and listening to music alone i like this shot because of the connection to lyrics, along with "turntables in her eyes" because of the sped up time lapse of her eyes moving round like turn tables.

Again at 0:57 i like the use of security cameras because it's as if they have broken in to the building so works with the rebellious theme of the song

1:04 "as i fail miserably trying to get the girl all the bad guys want" i think this works because of the kick me sign on his back showing that she hangs round with the wrong crowd and he's being ridiculed in front of her friends.

1:18 i don't like this shot because it is just a way of again showing the lyrics in the video rather than being a little more adventurous and doing a different shot, such as them both listening to music or at a concert.

1:32 the singer does not look professional but i believe this works because of the unprofessional feel to the whole song and the band themselves. I also like the close up shot that has been used on the singer rather than just all CCTV footage.

1:40 the use of performance rather than all narrative is good, but because they then use the same shots used at 0:52 it doesn't look very good because they obviously needed to use this footage because they ran out of footage to insert in these parts of the song.

1:48 the use of "she likes them with as mustache" being literal to the video and the boy being shocked because it just came off works because of him trying to impress her to try and be with her.

at 1:59 when she passes him a note this is not literal to the lyrics but also works with narrative because she's finally interested in him, and his reaction shows that he is happy, the tracking shot on the note is good and the use of the close up is good too

2:22 she realises he's in the same room as her and he runs away, the use of the shot in the mirror to show a point of view shot works because the audience understands the reaction to see him stood there. he then runs away dropping a note which says "i love you" which works with there relationship because he's finally admitting his feelings. The acting however is not very good in this scene.

2:37 the band messing around with half their clothes on "all i wanted was to see her naked" is literal to the lyrics and emphasizes their unprofessional side.

2:39 i love the use of the forklift to slowly lift the singer, this is also used in "in to deep" by sum 41 which are of the same genre as the band and song. this gives again a performance side to the song.

2:56 the use of the flashbacks again may be a way of reusing footage because they didn't do enough, but it works, i like the use of black and white also;.

3:07 and on wards is just the band messing around  and a final shot at 3:19 of the two main characters finally walking away into the sunset together, which is very, very cheesy, which may also work with the style of the video because it's all a happy ending after he thought he couldn't get her.

Overall the video is okay, they could have used more footage and focused more on the acting, but because of the style of the song and the genre i believe the acting used worked because there was a humorous side to the video.

Risk Assesment

Site Name	-	Risk-Assessment number	-
Project	‘Friends’ by Band of Skulls	Names	Sophie Clarke
Location	Various Locations	Assistants	-
Date Assessed	Friday 14th September

                    Risk Assessment - Likelyhood of occurance - High, Medium, Unlikely.

What hazards have been identified?	What are the potential injuries or damage?   Severity (1, 2 or 3)	What measures have been taken to prevent injury or damage?	Number of people at risk	What additional measures or actions are required?	Who is responsible for action?
Cars and roads	Car crash Injury or Fatality 3	Seat belts, reasonable speed whilst filming	3	Make sure everyone is paying attention and is not distracting the driver of the car	Sophie	A
Barbecue	Burns (1st,2nd,3rd degree) Fire risk 3	Water, sand and fire extinguisher to put potential flames out.	3	Make sure barbeque is under control and there is nothing that could catch fire	Sophie	A
Alcohol	Alcohol Poisoning Fatality 3	Plenty of water and food, and a decent place to sleep.	30 +	Make sure everyone doesn’t drink too much	Sophie	A
Combine Harvester	Impaired Vision from dust Eye irritation	Wait until combine has gone before driving	3	Use window wipers and keep windows shut	Sophie	G
Powder Paint	Risk of inhalation Eye irritation	Use sunglasses and cover mouth or nose	10 +	Use scarfs over mouths, make sure no one has asthma	Sophie	G

Mise - En - Scene

CostumeLightingActorsMakeupPropsSetting  -

Costume - For most of the scenes the dress/costume is casual because the style of the video is a memory/home video style music video so I want the characters to look comfortable in what they're wearing. For the scene where I have organised a paint fight scene, and I have decided that if people don't mind wearing clothes that will get dirty then they can because I want it to look as natural as possible but if not they can wear white clothes. Also the use of fancy dress e.g. native American and cowboys may be an idea so it can show the characters are having fun whilst having the paint fight.

Other costume may include alternate rock looks, such as for the band. Females often wear denim shorts, band tshirts, beanie hats and converse, whereas males wear skinny jeans, and tshirts and military boots. The alternative rock look is very fashionable right now and is often found in high street shops so is easily accessible, and this will create the look that I want the band to have.

Lighting - During the scene where people hold the signs to introduce the song the video, the lighting is supposed to be natural but appears to mostly low key lighting so I have decided to re-film the signs again. During the party scene the lighting is either low key or artificial lighting because it represents the party lifestyle at night where you can do want you want because of the cover of night, it also works with the lyrics "and every Friday at just about midnight". Natural lighting during landscape/scenery/barbecue shots because of sunset and the natural lighting of the sunshine during the day. I decided to do this because the colours of the natural light highlight key areas in the shots.


Actors - Actors include Jade Clarke, Rebecca Clarke, Josh Whyman, Joe Shearwood, Andy Bell, Ebony Daley, Leonie Daley, Natalie Chardoux, Jess Hordon, Abbi Hordon, Emma Hordon, Kiah Stenhouse, Shane O'malley, Gemma Green, Danny Martin, William Rigg, etc (Still more to add).
The reason I have so many people in my video is because the video is based upon memories and home video's so I want to include as many people in the video as possible. All the people in my video are enjoying themselves so facial expressions are relaxed or happy, gestures include talking, laughing and dancing.

Makeup - If I do decide to use makeup it will be during the paint fight scene, which will go along side the fancy dress (native American). This will be on both Male and Female. The reason I am using this is to emphasise the characters they are whilst wearing fancy dress. I'll also allow makeup for the party scene because the girls want to make themselves look good whilst enjoying themselves.


Setting - I am using various setting such as landscape settings, party scenes, at a barbecue etc. All of the settings have connection with myself so that is why I have included them in my video. Because the video is a home video style music piece I want to make it as personal as possible so the audience of the music video are convinced that the scenes relate to me.

Story Board

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Still shot, no camera movement,
Still shot of carboard sign with band name and song to introduce the song

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Again, still shot. Changes to story board as draft.

2

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Hand held shot, camera movement-tracking shot, at a party following various antics

occuring at the party.

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Hand held shot camera movement-tracking shot, tracking shot of chezney's dad's

lane. Sillouetting of trees and scenery.
Drafting images on story board for ideas.

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Hand held shot, camera movement - tracking shot, tracking shot of someone walking through the party. Draft version for ideas.

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Still shot, no camera movement, beautiful sign for people to hold. draft version.

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Still shot of someone holding beautiful sign again, draft version - no camera movement.

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Still shot, no camera movement. stop start image of lyrics "wasting all my money" on chalkboard. Draft versions of ideas.

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Still shot and no camera movement, again stop and start image of lyrics "i need love".

DRAFT

DRAFT

Both drafts of storyboard with and without postit notes, redone drawings of just ideas no real scenes yet.

final

Actual storyboard of first few shots.

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Still shot no camera movement of signs with band name and song on for the first seven to nine seconds of song.

2

Tracking shot, with tracking movement, tracking shot of someone lost in woods with compass, or searching for something with magnifying glass. "all my life i've been searching for something" connection with lyrics.

3

Tracking shot, camera movement panning. Couple during video, connection with previous lyrics in past shot.

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Establishing shot with hand held camera movement in home video style shot party scene along with lyrics "baby i've been living for the weekend". This scene is in a none linear fashion since it will appear in a later time of the video.

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Tracking shot of scenery with tracking movement, no connection with lyrics.

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Still shot with no camera movement, time lapse of the run up to midnight connection with lyrics "and every friday at just about midnight"

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Tracking shot, with hand held camera movemnt, hand held tracking of joe and andy at barbeque connection with lyrics " all my problems seem to dissapear". because they are relaxing.

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Still shot/hand held shot, no camera movement/hand held movement, sisters together connection with lyrics "everyone that i miss when i'm distant" links to this because often when i'm busy i don't get to spend quality time with them.

So far storyboarding has allowed me to plan ahead with my editing of certain shots that i have decided to use in my video and because of the connection with the lyrics this works well.